How to Knock a Princess off Her Pedestal

Nadia had an evil look on her face, and a sinister smile tugged at the corner of her lips.

I raised an eyebrow, sensing trouble.

But before I could stop her, she lifted her gown and ran to the center of the stage with her high heels clacking against the ground noisily.

"My test is called The Truth Game!" Nadia's voice boomed through the microphone, echoing into every corner of the hotel hall.

She said bossily, "No matter what I ask you in a moment, you must answer truthfully within five seconds. If you fail to answer, I have a severe punishment in store for you."

With that, she didn't even pause to take a breath before she started her interrogation, "How many boyfriends have you had?"

She shoved the microphone toward me aggressively.

"I…"

Just as I opened my mouth, Nadia glared at me and interrupted harshly, "I'm not done yet! Did you kiss them? Did you sleep with them? What positions did you use each time?"

The moment those words left her mouth, all of the guests gasped in shock. Asking those kinds of questions at a wedding was blatant sabotage.

Everyone present showed a myriad of expressions. Some of them knew Nadia was Bowen's sister, while those who didn't thought Bowen had been fooling around with another woman. And now, that woman had come to crash his wedding.

Nadia's outlandish game was ridiculous. I was so infuriated by her antics that I laughed.

With the microphone shoved in front of my face, I turned to Bowen decisively and sneered, "What a wonderful little sister you have."

A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.

He remained silent for a few seconds before sighing softly and saying, "Lauren, Nad doesn't harbor any ill intentions. Just give a casual answer…"

A casual answer? I didn't believe for a second that he didn't realize how damaging this was to my reputation. Despite knowing how much harm it could cause, he still sided with Nadia.

"Three… Two… One! Time's up!" Nadia's shrill voice blasted through the speakers.

A triumphant smile appeared on her face as she yapped, "Game over. Why didn't you answer, Nadia? Is it because you've slept with too many men and don't know where to start?"

I was so furious that my head cleared, and I remained calm.

I stared at the Lawsons. Bowen let Nadia get away with anything. Jemima sat by and let it all happen, and Elton was pretending to be drunk. None of them stepped up to stop her.

The boiling fury that I had been containing finally spilled forth.

I pointed to the door and yelled angrily, "Get Nadia out of here right now, or this wedding is off!"

Upon hearing this, Bowen's expression shifted. Even Jemima, who had been indifferent all the while, began to panic too.

Nadia's eyes sparkled with malice as she went on. "You haven't passed my test yet. Why are you in such a hurry to kick me out? Since you won't say it, allow me to answer it for you. You started dating guys in middle school. You've started sleeping around since then!

"You've probably slept with thousands of men by now!"

As soon as she finished speaking, two voices rang out simultaneously.

"Nad!"

"Shut up, Nad!"

Bowen quickly rushed forward to snatch the microphone from her. Jemima scolded Nadia fiercely and hurried to drag her to the side, but she still shielded her protectively.

I stood where I was and looked on mockingly, taking in everything they did.

At that moment, I found it all laughable. So this was the family I had once decided to marry into.

Bowen hurried to explain. "Please don't be mad, Lauren. Nad didn't mean it. Don't take what she said to heart. I don't believe any of it…"

"I found out about all of this from my investigation, Bowie!" Nadia stomped her foot in rage.

She bit her lip pitifully and pointed at me. "She's pretending to be innocent and pure. Who knows how many guys she's slept with? She's nothing but a slut! Why are you defending her, Bowie?"